Directed by Bruce Beresford • 1981 • Australia
Starring Nell Schofield, Jad Capelja, Jeffrey Rhoe
Adapted from the popular novel by Gabrielle Carey and Kathy Lette, this Australian coming-of-age classic is a frankly realistic look at the experiences of two teenage girls growing up in early 1980s Sydney. Determined to join the in-crowd of cool-kid surfers who hang out and hook up at the beach, lifelong friends Debbie (Nell Schofield) and Sue (Jad Capelja) give themselves over to a world of casual sex, drugs, and misogyny until they realize they want something more out of life: respect and equality. A refreshingly naturalistic answer to the raunchy sex comedies that were its Hollywood counterparts, PUBERTY BLUES subverts the teen-movie formula with a message of empowerment and self-determination.
Directed by Gillian Armstrong • 1982 • Australia
Starring Joey Kennedy, Ross O'Donovan, Margo Lee
For the follow-up to her acclaimed first feature, MY BRILLIANT CAREER, Australian New Wave leader Gillian Armstrong turned to a very different type of project: a gloriously over-the-top, shiny pop m...
Directed by Peter Weir • 1982 • Australia, United States
Starring Mel Gibson, Sigourney Weaver, Linda Hunt
Indonesia, 1965. Revolution is in the air. Foreign journalists covering the unrest are kept at arm’s length by the wary Sukarno government. With the help of local Billy Kwan (Linda Hunt) an...
